UK Innovation Zones

Investor · Wrexham and Cardiff

Development Bank of Wales

The Welsh Government's development bank, providing equity and debt to businesses in Wales.

Investment profile

Stage

  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Growth

Investment type

  • Government-backed

Geographic mandate

UK only

Typical cheque size is shown only where the investor publishes it. Where it is absent, it is not published rather than estimated.

Connected ecosystem

Companies in the same place and sectors

  • IQE

    Supplies compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers to global chip manufacturers from South Wales.

  • SPTS Technologies

    Manufactures semiconductor wafer processing equipment in Newport within an international group.

  • Creo Medical

    Develops electrosurgical devices for minimally invasive endoscopic procedures.

Universities in Cardiff & South Wales

Relevant proposed UKIZ missions

Listing does not imply participation. No investor here is a UKIZ participant unless stated on the UKIZ people page.

Proposed by UKIZ · not a government designation

Sources

  • Organisation's own published material

Last verified: 15 August 2026